프랑스 공연예술계의 코로나19 대응정책 분석

Abstract

Amid great social changes due to the spread of COVID-19, the performing arts – that typically requires a face-to-face contact in closed spaces – has been affected more greatly than any other field. This paper examines the French policies for performing arts in response to COVID-19, announced by the French Ministry of Culture between February 2020 and February 2021. The analysis of French policies shows that by extending the well established social welfare system, the French government has provided the artists with the effective support in the performing arts sector. By extending the duration of the French unemployment insurance system, the so-called ‘Intermittent’, the French government supports the artists without requiring additional applications or verification of artistic activities. By greatly reducing its administrative costs and distributing large sums of support to large number of artists, the French government has recorded a remarkable precedent for institutional supporting policies. Moreover, the trust company SACD managing the copyright of performances made many online videos availabe to general public immediately. France also proceeded with the face-to-face performing arts festivals, reiterating its emphasis on the role of festivals and upholding the liveness of performing arts. In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, the analysis in this paper gives many important implications for further proposals of the Korean policies for performing arts.